Lok lak
Cambodia · Southeast Asia
- Short description
- This beef-and-rice plate balances savory pan sauce with a bright peppery dipping sauce.
- Ingredients
- Beef, rice, fried egg, lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, garlic, black pepper, lime juice, soy sauce, oyster sauce, and fish sauce.
- Cultural note
- It is associated with restaurant and home plates where the beef, egg, rice, and salad are served together rather than hidden in a stew.
- Common misconception
- The name points to the tossing or shaking motion, but the dish is usually presented as a composed plate.
image credit
Sachko lok lak - beef lok lak thịt bò lúc lắc Khmer food.jpg
- creator:
- Alexandersingh9
- source:
- Wikimedia Commons
- license:
- CC0 1.0
- modified:
- Copied from Wikimedia Commons and center-cropped/resized/re-encoded for Gochizu; no other edits.
audio credit
- voice:
- marin (gpt-4o-mini-tts)
- source:
- OpenAI API Text to Speech
- license:
- OpenAI API generated audio
- modified:
- AI-generated voice audio.